Contests on social media can help your small business reach new customers and the data you can collect can help your business succeed.
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How to Run a Social Media Contest to Generate Buzz
Posted by smpayton under Social MediaFrom http://www.futuresimple.com 4642 days ago
Android: Being Number Two Ain’t So Bad
Posted by smpayton under SalesFrom http://www.futuresimple.com 4733 days ago
We’ve got this stigma in business that being number one is the only way to go. The problem with this theory is that there can only be one top dog, while there are hundreds of competitors. But guess what? Being number two ain’t bad either.
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Less Than Half of Small Business Owners Taking Vacation, 2011
Posted by smpayton under StartupsFrom http://smallbiztrends.com 4733 days ago
In a survey of 501 small business owners by American Express OPEN, just 46% say they will take vacation in 2011.
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Brand Power! Are You Building It?
Posted by smpayton under MarketingFrom http://smallbiztrends.com 4743 days ago
There's manpower, girl power, flower power, horsepower, higher power, nuclear power. Now there's. . .BRAND POWER! Are you building it?
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Not Blogging? You’re in the Minority
Posted by smpayton under MarketingFrom http://smallbiztrends.com 4748 days ago
If you believed the reports that blogging was dead or that you didn’t need to find a place for it in your marketing strategy, well, think again.
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GroupHigh: An Easy Way to Research Bloggers
Posted by smpayton under Public RelationsFrom http://smallbiztrends.com 4793 days ago
GroupHigh makes connecting to bloggers for outreach dead simple. Learn more about why you should be working with bloggers and how you can use this online tool.
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Small Business, Entrepreneur, Startup: Which Do You Identify With?
Posted by smpayton under StartupsFrom http://smallbiztrends.com 4799 days ago
I hear these three terms used interchangeably, but in my mind, they all mean slightly different things. It’s semantics, of course, but here’s my take on it.
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Facebook, FourSquare Up Analytics Power
Posted by smpayton under Social MediaFrom http://smallbiztrends.com 4805 days ago
Both FourSquare and Facebook have added some powerful analytcis to their system. These can help you better understand how these tools are helping you reach new customers.
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What’s An Entrepreneur’s MBA Degree Really Worth?
Posted by smpayton under StartupsFrom http://smallbiztrends.com 4810 days ago
I’m an entrepreneur. The last time I was an employee was in 1983. So what did I get from my MBA studies? It wasn’t about earning power.
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How to Market Trust
Posted by smpayton under Customer ServiceFrom http://smallbiztrends.com 4814 days ago
We've forgotten how to incorporate trust in our business transactions. Here's why we need to bring it back.
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